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I’ve stayed up way too late working on my new website. Well, the content is new. The domain itself is actually my oldest active online presence, rjem.com.

I’ll be posting articles on the site that I’ve collected over the years. Most have to do with online business, niche marketing, AdSense, and the usual nonsense you find on the many article collections on the web.

I’m doing this mostly to see how well the content works with AdSense and possibly make a little dough. It’s the big experiment that I’ve been thinking about doing for sometime.

If anyone in the Tampa Bay area is looking for some fun activities to add to an upcoming event like a birthday party or festival, I provide a spin painting and sand art service. Children love these activities. I call them “Funtivities.”

Children (or kids at heart) create their own works of art using the spin painting machine. Paper is placed on a spinning platform and people get to squirt paint onto the paper. It creates some really neat designs, and kids love that they can take home something they’ve made themselves.

It’s the same with sand art. Your guests fill uniquely shaped bottles with different colors of sand to make a one-of-a-kind pieces of art. There are basic tube-type bottles, but there are even more exciting bottles shaped like animals, flowers, and more.

For parties and similar events, the cost depends on the number of guests you will be hosting. It averages about $15.00 per guest (minimum $150). Each guest can create two 5 x 7 spin paintings, a sand art necklace or keychain, and a 5 oz. sand art bottle. The guest(s) of honor may select a 10 -12 oz. bottle from inventory.

For festivals or fairs, I’ll pay the booth fee if it’s not too expensive. I will need electricity for the spin painting machine.

***Fundraisers: Contact me about working your fund-raising event. I usually am willing to give a non-profit organization up to 30 percent of sales. It will depend on any booth and application fees.

So far, I’ve had a really fun time with these activities. Thanks for the support.

Yesterday, my friend, Darlene, and I were headed to a memorial service for her friend’s sister. We were traveling on 301 North, when we were stopped by a funeral procession turning onto the highway.

Most of the cars in the procession didn’t have their lights on or signs in the window, but it was obvious to anyone what this was. However, people behind us in traffic began to honk and holler because I didn’t merge into the funeral procession.

I am not a believer in the afterlife, but I do respect the rituals of others, and I believe it would be in very bad taste, plus bad manners, to merge into a funeral procession. However, it seems many people do not.

Cars were going around my car and into the procession. We were at a three-way intersection, and the guy at the cross street also sped up and interrupted the procession. Many drivers behind me were honking their horns and I could hear a couple of guys yelling for me to go.

What the hell is wrong with people? Is there no respect anymore for other people’s rituals? Did they not know what was happening? It did seem most of the offenders were young, but still, I would hope they had some experience with processions. It was obvious something was going on, as we could see up to 30 cars coming off the side road from the church.

I have to believe this was done in ignorance. It’s a shame those drivers didn’t know what was going on. The only other possible reason would be rudeness and simple disregard for others, and I hope it wasn’t for those reasons, because that just shows how bad we’ve gotten in this country with manners and consideration.

I also partly blame those participating in the procession, as they didn’t have their lights on, which is one of the signs of a procession. Of course, lots of cars today have daytime running lights, but most of the cars we saw had no lights on at all.

It was just a sad thing to me, especially as we were headed to a memorial ourselves.

I bought this coupon book when I lived in Philadelphia. Now that I live in the Tampa Bay area, I’m glad they have them for most major metropolitan areas in the country.

This book has coupons for almost everything. The cool thing is that this isn’t just a discount book for special items or entertainment events. It contains coupons for things you do everyday like grocery shopping or dining out.

The coupons offer discounts for restaurants, groceries, clothing, movies, travel, attractions, car care, home furnishings, and so much more. Many of the coupons are for 50% off or 2-for-1 specials.

Not only will you find well known national chains like T.G.I. Fridays, IHOP, Firestone, and Vision Center, but there are hundreds of coupons for local Tampa Bay area businesses.

Just using two or three of the coupons can make up for the price of the book. A special members card is included that allows you to save even more by getting discounts at participating stores and restaurants. Plus, book owners can go online and print out even more money saving coupons.

I first discovered this coupon book in the 1980’s when I was still living in Philadelphia. It is really a great money saver.

This book has coupons for almost everything. The cool thing is that this isn’t just a discount book for special items or entertainment events. It contains coupons for things you do everyday like grocery shopping or dining out.

The coupons offer discounts for restaurants, groceries, clothing, movies, travel, attractions, car care, home furnishings, and so much more. Many of the coupons are for 50% off or 2-for-1 specials.

Not only will you find well known national chains like T.G.I. Fridays, IHOP, Firestone, and Vision Center, but there are hundreds of coupons for local Philadelphia businesses.

Just using two or three of the coupons can make up for the price of the book. A special members card is included that allows you to save even more by getting discounts at participating stores and restaurants. Plus, book owners can go online and print out even more money saving coupons.